Introduction to the special issue recent developments in professional supervision: Challenges and practice implications

Abstract

We could not have chosen a better time to launch this Special Issue on Recent developments in professional supervision: Challenges and practice implications. There are promising new developments in supervision theory and conceptualisation, a growing recognition of the importance and impact of supervision on the acquisition and maintenance of professional competence, a greater scrutiny of and major changes to professional supervisory practice, and exciting new research avenues. In the words of Watkins (2014), “the ‘slow and steady’ evolution of supervision over the last century has given way to a ‘sea change’ transformation over the last decade” (p.179).